The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-08-25

her : sponge hath with the water ii
40 degrees, -uncovering only Il small
portion Of the surface at q time, rub
bing briskly with towels, then with The
open palm until / brought a healthy
glow to the dry feverisl. skin. Aftor
dressing her in fresh clothing. turning
the mattress over and making the bed
with clean linen, she was carried back
and comfortable for the night.
The change to the other room and
the bath had caused healthy weaririess
which made the chamber and freah
clothing very agreeable to her.
HNoW here is your sleeping portion
/ said as i gave her cup.of warm
cruel. Drink it all, then trot away
to cumberland. s
Tie next morning / found her bright
and cheerful.
20 i had such q sweet sleepf'' she
said with animation. II have snotgbe6n 4
80 refreshed for months. l have had
Ito take bromide and choral e~veryIight
in order TO sleep AZ all. What did you
put in the gruelgV
Only 4 little common sense, my
dear. An animal will never sleep on
an empty stomach, you know; q IN
your case the process OF digestion
drew the blood from your o~vercharged
1*brain and induced sleep. Now drink
this handing her n cup OF water,
/ comfortably hot, with q slice OF lemon
In it. 1T will warm your stomach
4 ready for your breakfast"
After drinking it she sat up In bed.
bathed face and hands and arranged
i her hair.
"See," she said after she had finish
ed, II havn't done that for myself for
j four months"
/ had prepared her breakfast myself
ia poached egg, a dish Of Thoroughly
COOKED oatmeal, and q plate Of delicious
grapes.
Her eyes frightened. u believe 4
am hungry" she said, sand ] cannot
remember the time / have been so be-
fore. But is it safe for such a weak
stomach as mine to take those
grapes P"
Just try it and see; / will answer for
Consequences; only be sure and do not
swallow the seeds"
/ engaged he'll. I'M merry conversation
as she ate, and if laughter helps diges-s
ton and increases appetite, IL might
account for Mary's calling for the SEQ
plate. Of oatmeal, to Aunt .Martha..a.
astonishment. .She hasn't eaten so
much at one time in q year." 4.
she said with surprise and pleasure.
Mary had not observed the absence
Of tea with her breakfast until the meal
was ended, then, she turned to me in.
quiringly.
sDo' you feel thirstyp" asked.
Not in the least. The grapes were
food and drink ~ h
"Then do not drink any tea now. !
think it increases your headache and
sleeplessness, and certainly your nerve
need no stimnlant., / would prefer, il.
you can do without it that you. take
no drink of any kind with your meals.
You will chew your food thor.
oughly, and it will digest better. I will
bring you q glass Of warm milk and
water in an hour"
After I had given this to herI chang.
ed her night clothing for that worn the
day before, which had been summing
in the back yard since early morning.
Then wrapping her again in a blanket
she was carried to a sofa on, the back
veranda, where with her head alone
in shade, the rest of the body received
the full benefit of the sunshine.
At first the strong light was painful,
to the weak eyes accustomed only ON
darkened room, so i put over theIna
green silk shade screening them from
the glare. She lay for a long time
silently drinking in the pure. fresh air
and watching the distant landscape
from beneath her shade.
"Oh Jennie! it's like heaven" she
said at last. How blind and foolish /
have BEEN
I'VE will not mourn rel the past
now-but be thankful your eyes were
opened before it was too late.
After an hours thorough summing
she was carried back,to her bed. which
had been aired and the linen changed
for that used the day before. which like
the clothing, had been stunning for
hours.
As / expected, Mary was asleep and
never awakened until dinner time.
Then she was ready for a hearty
meal of roast beef with a few Of the
grapes for q relish.
Before my two weeks visit. ended
size was able. to sit up for an hour OF
two at q time and to walk to her
favorite resting-place in the hammock,
which ! had substituted for the sofa.
The greater part of every pleasant
day was spent between the hammock
and an easy chair on the veranda.
When / leftit was with the promise
that Mary was to return my visit In six
weeks, which promise was punctually
kept. She bore the hundred-mile
journey with no undue fatigue, and I
could scarcely recognize Ia tho bright.
healthfnl face and plump form, the
emaciated, helpless, hopeless invalid
whom / had found In the darkened
room two months before. Yet It was
nosmiracle, but simply ommon sense
had restored her. TO health. and. better
still, taught her how to keep h-La-
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Flowers for the Bay WindOws.
The rock that the amateur flower
lover dashes her hopes upon the SOON
est Is. to take, some choice hot-hopse
plant in lovely bloom when bought,
and try to make it grow in an ordinary
sitting room, and with the small knoWi.
edge she may have Of its nature and
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